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New Classic LA is a website engaged with the avant garde music scene in Los Angeles.

Founded in 2011 by Nick Norton and now run by Richard An, we feature concert reviews, interviews with artists, and a calendar of events we think our readers will be interested in.

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Upcoming Concerts

Sunday, October 20 2024
  • [HMC Concert Series] The Los Angeles Clarinet Choir: Classics for Clarinet Choir
    Drinkward Recital Hall, Harvey Mudd College
    7:00 PM

    Drinkward Recital Hall, lower level Shanahan Center, Harvey Mudd College
    320 East Foothill Boulevard, Claremont
    Street parking available on Foothill Blvd.
    Free and open to the public
    arts.hmc.edu

    Harvey Mudd College Presents
    The Los Angeles Clarinet Choir: Classics for Clarinet Choir

    The Los Angeles Clarinet Choir—fourteen clarinetists performing on soprano, sopranino, alto, bass and contrabass instruments—returns to HMC with a program of original music and transcriptions for clarinet ensembles from Europe, Japan, and the USA, including the iconic “Chorale and Danza” by Vaclav Nelhybel, “The Gifts of Kumamoto Folksong” by Kazuhiro Morita, “One Step at a Time” by Paul Richards, “Song Without Words” by Mendelssohn, and more.

Tuesday, November 5 2024
  • Tuesdays @ Monk Space presents VOTE (and then come to this concert!)
    Monk Space
    8:00 PM

    It’s election night! You’ve already voted and also perhaps donated, canvassed, phone banked, or otherwise engaged in the democratic process to the best of your means and abilities.

    Instead of spending tonight staring at an election map on TV, come down to Monk Space for an evening inspired by awe, hope, and the promise of tomorrow.

    The program will include:

    Optional cell phone valet (securely check your mobile device to briefly escape the 24-hour news cycle)
    Herbal tea station (and bring your favorite mug from home to compete in the mug contest!)
    Two interactive sound & art installations
    Historical presidential campaign songs re-imagined and newly arranged
    A world premiere for fix media (field recordings) and live musicians